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THE HOUSE BETWEEN THE SEA AND COUNTRYSIDE IN SARDINIA
THE HOUSE BETWEEN THE SEA AND COUNTRYSIDE IN SARDINIA
Sorso, Italy
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THE HOUSE BETWEEN THE SEA AND COUNTRYSIDE IN SARDINIA
Sorso, Italy
This residence is the result of a refurbishment
and enhancement of a previous, less comfortable house. The aim of the project
was to re-qualify its aging and obsolete structure.
Its privileged position at the centre of a wide
countryside estate on the northern shore of the Island of Sardinia, determined
the composition and the structure.
The north-western façade was built with light
and transparent materials so as to reveal the stunning view towards the sea and
the islands of Corsica and Asinara while the southern side of the house
consists mainly of a large bright white wall.
The two volumes of the villa separate the
private bedrooms´ section from the wide and open living spaces with its large
windows to the patio.
The wooden roof with a natural airflow patent
is covered with a top made of oxidized copper.
Its typical reddish to green colour contrasts with the grey resin sealed
concrete floor of the entire house. Every project has to take account of the
context of its planning, that is, of the environmental and cultural resources
that characterise the site and the perception of the inhabitants. This is the
primary texture of architecture.
The new building fits harmoniously into the
coastal landscape, due to its structure, the use of local stones and woods for
both, in- and outside the house and thanks to the marvellous wide garden, in
which the owner exhibits with love and dedication his personal splendid
colourful and scented composition of Sardinia’s plants, fruits, herbs and
flowers.
It is important that a place conveys an
atmosphere, aura or a spirit. It is therefore essential that the construction
is empathetic to the environment to successfully leave the visitor with the
desired emotion.
Post Script
A few days after the works at the residence
were completed, I returned to Sardinia by ferryboat bringing along a copy of
Henry James’ “The Portrait of a Lady”
On this last visit the German photographer and
dear friend of mine, Johannes Müller, joined me with his camera. We arrived on
the site at around 5 pm and the sensation of the place was overwhelming: the
view to the sea and the rays of the sun that struck the stone through the large
window panes, the shining resin sealed concrete of the floor and the warm yellow wood enchanted the value of all
the natural materials in this house.
I went to bed thinking gratefully: architecture
really can make people feel happier indeed.
Then I reached for the novel by Henry James
from my bedside cabinet and started reading:
Extract for
the last photo
“ Real dusk would not arrive for many hours but
the flood of summer light had begun to ebb, the air had grown mellow, the
shadows were long upon the smooth, dense turf. They lengthened slowly, however,
and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come which is perhaps
the chief source of one’s enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour. From five
o’clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity; but on such an
occasion as this the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.”
From Henry James: “The Portrait of a Lady“
and enhancement of a previous, less comfortable house. The aim of the project
was to re-qualify its aging and obsolete structure.
Its privileged position at the centre of a wide
countryside estate on the northern shore of the Island of Sardinia, determined
the composition and the structure.
The north-western façade was built with light
and transparent materials so as to reveal the stunning view towards the sea and
the islands of Corsica and Asinara while the southern side of the house
consists mainly of a large bright white wall.
The two volumes of the villa separate the
private bedrooms´ section from the wide and open living spaces with its large
windows to the patio.
The wooden roof with a natural airflow patent
is covered with a top made of oxidized copper.
Its typical reddish to green colour contrasts with the grey resin sealed
concrete floor of the entire house. Every project has to take account of the
context of its planning, that is, of the environmental and cultural resources
that characterise the site and the perception of the inhabitants. This is the
primary texture of architecture.
The new building fits harmoniously into the
coastal landscape, due to its structure, the use of local stones and woods for
both, in- and outside the house and thanks to the marvellous wide garden, in
which the owner exhibits with love and dedication his personal splendid
colourful and scented composition of Sardinia’s plants, fruits, herbs and
flowers.
It is important that a place conveys an
atmosphere, aura or a spirit. It is therefore essential that the construction
is empathetic to the environment to successfully leave the visitor with the
desired emotion.
Post Script
A few days after the works at the residence
were completed, I returned to Sardinia by ferryboat bringing along a copy of
Henry James’ “The Portrait of a Lady”
On this last visit the German photographer and
dear friend of mine, Johannes Müller, joined me with his camera. We arrived on
the site at around 5 pm and the sensation of the place was overwhelming: the
view to the sea and the rays of the sun that struck the stone through the large
window panes, the shining resin sealed concrete of the floor and the warm yellow wood enchanted the value of all
the natural materials in this house.
I went to bed thinking gratefully: architecture
really can make people feel happier indeed.
Then I reached for the novel by Henry James
from my bedside cabinet and started reading:
Extract for
the last photo
“ Real dusk would not arrive for many hours but
the flood of summer light had begun to ebb, the air had grown mellow, the
shadows were long upon the smooth, dense turf. They lengthened slowly, however,
and the scene expressed that sense of leisure still to come which is perhaps
the chief source of one’s enjoyment of such a scene at such an hour. From five
o’clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity; but on such an
occasion as this the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.”
From Henry James: “The Portrait of a Lady“
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